God Dwells With the Humble and Penitent › Representative Texts

1 Thus saith the high and Lofty One,
"I sit upon my holy Throne;
"My Name is God, I dwell on high;
"Dwell in my own Eternity.
2 "But I descend to Worlds below,
"On Earth I have a Mansion too;
"The humble Spirit and contrite
"Is an Abode of my Delight.

3 "The humble Soul my Words revive,
"I bid the mourning Sinner live;
"Heal all the broken Hearts I find,
"And ease the Sorrows of the Mind.
4 "When I contend against their Sin,
"I make them know how vile they've been;
"But should my Wrath for ever smoke,
"Their Souls would sink beneath my Stroke."

5 O may thy pard'ning Grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better Thoughts approve
The Methods of thy chast'ning Love.

Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scriptural Collection #XVII

1 Thus saith the high and Lofty One:
"I sit upon my holy Throne;
"My Name is God, I dwell on high;
"Dwell in my own Eternity.
2 "But I descend to Worlds below,
"On Earth I have a Mansion too;
"The humble Spirit and contrite
"Is an Abode of my Delight.

3 "The humble Soul my Words revive,
"I bid the mourning Sinner live;
"Heal all the broken Hearts I find,
"And ease the Sorrows of the Mind.
4 "When I contend against their Sin,
"I make them know how vile they've been;
"But should my Wrath for ever smoke,
"Their Souls would sink beneath my Stroke."

5 O may thy pard'ning Grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better Thoughts approve
The Methods of thy chast'ning Love.


Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns, Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scripture Collection #XVII

1 Thus saith the High and Lofty One,
"I sit upon my holy throne;
"My name is GOD; I dwell on high;
"Dwell in my own eternity.

2 "But I descend to worlds below;
"On earth I have a mansion too;
"The humble spirit and contrite
"Is an abode of my delight.

3 "The humble soul my words revive,
"I bid the mourning sinner live:
"Heal all the broken hearts I find,
"And ease the sorrows of the mind.

4 "When I contend against their sin,
"I make them know how vile they've been;
"But should my wrath for ever smoke,
"Their souls would sink beneath my stroke."

5 O may thy pard'ning grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better thoughts approve
The methods of thy chast'ning love.

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books: I. collected from the scriptures, II. composed on divine subjects, III. prepared for the Lord's Supper #I.LXXXVII

Thus saith the high and lofty One:
"I sit upon my holy throne;
My name is God, I dwell on high,
Dwell in my own eternity.
"But I descend to worlds below,
On earth I have a mansion too;
The humble spirit and contrite
Is an abode of my delight.
"The humble soul my words revive,
I bid the mourning sinner live,
Heal all the broken hearts I find,
And ease the sorrows of the mind.
["When I contend against their sin,
I make them know how vile they've been;
But should my wrath for ever smoke,
Their souls would sink beneath my stroke."]
O may thy pard'ning grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better thoughts approve
The methods of thy chast'ning love.


Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #I.87

1 Thus saith the High and lofty One:
"I sit upon my holy Throne;
"My Name is God, I dwell on High,
"Dwell in my own Eternity.

2 "But I descend to Worlds below,
"On Earth I have a Mansion too;
"The humble Spirit and contrite
"Is an Abode of my Delight.

3 "The humble Soul my Words revve,
"I bid the mourning Sinner live;
"Heal all the broken Hearts I find,
"And ease the Sorrows of the Mind.

[4 "When I contend against their Sin,
"I make them know how vile they've been;
"But should my Wrath for ever smoke,
"Their Souls would sink beneath my Stroke."]

5 O may thy pard'ning Grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better Thoughts approve
The Methods of thy chast'ning Love.

The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns: collected from various authors, designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians (1st Ed.) #CCXCV

Thus saith the high and lofty One:
"I sit upon my holy throne;
My name is God, I dwell on high,
Dwell in my own eternity.

"But I descend to worlds below,
On earth I have a mansion too;
The humble spirit and contrite
Is an abode of my delight.

"The humble soul my words revive,
I bid the mourning sinner live,
Heal all the broken hearts I find,
And ease the sorrows of the mind.

["When I contend against their sin,
I make them know how vile they've been;
But should my wrath for ever smoke,
Their souls would sink beneath my stroke."]

O may thy pard'ning grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair, and die!
Thus shall our better thoughts approve
The methods of thy chast'ning love.



The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #205

1 Thus saith the high and Lofty One:
"I sit upon my holy Throne;
"My Name is God, I dwell on high;
"Dwell in my own Eternity.

2 "But I descend to Worlds below,
"On Earth I have a Mansion too;
"The humble Spirit and contrite
"Is an Abode of my Delight.

3 "The humble Soul my Words revive,
"I bid the mourning Sinner live;
"Heal all the broken Hearts I find,
"And ease the Sorrows of the Mind.

4 "When I contend against their Sin,
"I make them know how vile they've been,
"But should my Wrath for ever smoke,
"Their Souls would sink beneath my Stroke."

5 O may thy pard'ning Grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair and die!
Thus shall our better Thoughts approve
The Methods of thy chast'ning Love.


The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship (27th ed.) #I.LXXXVII